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Athlete Bio#
Height
5' 1"
Age
24
Hometown
Rye, NY
Education
Rye High School (2018) Stanford University (2022); University of Southern California (grad school)
Quick Facts
- Carolina is the daughter of Mary Lou (a photographer) and Chris (owner of CJS Milwork)
- She has three siblings, CJ, Trace, and Autumn
- Carolina began diving at age six
- She trains three hours a day, six weeks a day and her favorite dive is 5152B
- She says the hardest part about her training is balancing diving with academics and campus life
- Carolina likes to play geometry dash between dives during competitions
- Carolina's typical pre-competition meal is bacon, egg and cheese
- Outside of competition, her favorite meal is linguine and clams
- Her favorite diver is Guo Jingjing
- Carolina enjoys surfing, skiing and cooking
- She describes herself as determined, hardworking and lighthearted
- Carolina has been learning Chinese since middle school
Career Highlights
- World Junior Championships, Kazan, 2016 (3m Springboard Synchro - Women, 1m Springboard - Women)
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